I think this is the best sign of the times of the past week: A group of about 20 NFL writers was in a conference room at NFL headquarters on Park Avenue in Manhattan Thursday — me among the bunch — and Roger Goodell announced that Michael Vick would be eligible to play after the second week of the season. There was a slight pause, and then Goodell said: “Yes. So you can go ahead and Tweet that.” And I believe eight of us thumbed out the news to America.